PRC PRC Exercise Prescription & Home Program Design

Question 1

When designing a PRI home exercise program, which factor is MOST important for initial exercise selection?

Accepted Answer

The patient's ability to feel and reproduce the target position or pattern

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The patient's overall fitness level and baseline strength

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Maximizing the number of exercises to address all patterns efficiently

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Selecting exercises that simultaneously address all identified patterns

Question 2

How many exercises are typically recommended in an initial PRI home program?

Accepted Answer

1–3 exercises performed correctly with attention to sensory goals

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8–10 exercises performed twice daily for maximum stimulus

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A full-body circuit of 12 exercises targeting all chains

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5–7 exercises performed once weekly to prevent overtraining

Question 3

In a PRI home exercise session, inhibitory techniques are used to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce neural drive to overactive muscles before facilitating inhibited antagonists

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Fatigue the target muscle to prevent overuse injury

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Restrict range of motion during resistance exercises

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Assess baseline strength of antagonist muscles before training

Question 4

When prescribing PRI exercises that include nasal breathing and exhale holds, the primary purpose is to:

Accepted Answer

Facilitate diaphragm repositioning and improve the zone of apposition

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Increase tidal volume to support aerobic conditioning demands

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Reduce heart rate as a relaxation response during exercise

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Prevent a Valsalva maneuver during loaded movements

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the key principle for progression in a PRI exercise program?

Accepted Answer

Progress only when the patient consistently achieves and feels the target position

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Increase external resistance weekly regardless of current movement quality

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Always add at least one new exercise per treatment session

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Progress from bilateral to unilateral exercises as the first progression step in all patterns

Question 6

A patient reports performing PRI exercises but cannot feel the intended muscle activation. The BEST next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Reassess positioning and add tactile or verbal cueing to improve proprioceptive awareness

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Increase repetitions and sets to intensify the stimulus

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Replace the exercise with a different one without reassessing

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Order imaging to rule out structural pathology preventing activation